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Get-ahead with Twitter and LinkedIn
09 February 2010
People in Bath are being given the chance to get ahead using Twitter and LinkedIn.
Public Lecture: The Kingship of Henry VIII
08 February 2010
Henry VIII has probably made a bigger impact on the English historical imagination than any other king the nation has known.
Children’s exposure to second-hand smoke on decline
08 February 2010
Second-hand smoke exposure among children has declined markedly in the past 14 years, researchers at the University of Bath have found.
Bath academic goes to EU to protect European film
05 February 2010
A Bath academic has made a case to the European Parliament on the importance of protecting European cinema.
How crows make tools and other clever tricks
04 February 2010
Video footage of crows making and using tools to find food will help to explain how animals think, in a free public lecture at the University of Bath (Wednesday 10 February). The lecture will be held at the Claverton campus in 5W2.3 from 4.15pm to 5.05pm, no tickets necessary.
University offers expertise to local businesses
03 February 2010
The University of Bath is inviting local businesses in the south-west to apply to the Graduate Experience Scheme for project help from its graduates and academics. Firms working in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) have the opportunity to take on a graduate for five months to work on a specific project, with support from an academic at the University.
Engineers aim to make air travel greener
03 February 2010
Carbon emissions from air travel could be reduced thanks to a new collaboration between engineers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Bristol, and the aerospace industry. The project will investigate new ways of using composite materials for wing panels in aircraft, leading to reductions in cost and weight of up to 30 per cent.
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council regional meeting in Bath
03 February 2010
One of a series of EPSRC Regional Meetings taking place during February and March of this year. They are open to the entire engineering and physical sciences community with the aim being to share information about our strategies and encourage constructive discussion to help shape our plans for the future.
Public Lecture: The Rite of Spain? Stravinsky, flamenco and ‘a lot of Jerez’
03 February 2010
A lecture at the University of Bath will explore the influence of Spain on the composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky.
Rugby research which could reduce injury and ultimately change the game
02 February 2010
Scientists from the School for Health are carrying out pioneering tests on rugby players that could potentially reduce injury by changing the way they side-step. From this week (1 February – 5 February) a series of volunteers will be put through their paces in the lab to study the side-step technique and the forces it exerts on players’ joints and ligaments.
Bath science café: a close-up on cremation
29 January 2010
A day in the life of Haycombe Cemetery and Crematorium is the revealing subject of the next Bath Science Café (7.30pm Monday 8 February in the Raven pub, Queen Street).
Venture capital lowers unemployment, study shows
28 January 2010
Readily available venture capital for start-ups lowers both the unemployment rate and the share of long-term unemployed among the total number of unemployed, suggests a study of 20 industrial countries.
Why wearing a helmet could be bad for a biker’s health
27 January 2010
Wearing a crash helmet is essential to a motorcyclist’s safety, but could it actually be harming their health and affecting their riding?
Computer mimics nature by watching TV
25 January 2010
Peter Hall and Chris Li (Computer Science) have developed a new program that automatically creates life-like computer animations of trees using video footage of the real thing. This system will make it faster and cheaper for animators and computer games designers to create animated backgrounds that move in a realistic way.
Improving the health, well-being and productivity of the workforce in the South West
25 January 2010
An exciting new project to help improve the health, well-being and productivity of the workforce, organised by Dr David Wainwright from the University’s School for Health.
Volunteers will look at what makes a good job, how technology has changed the workplace, and how to develop ways in which to promote well-being. The two-day project starts on Wednesday 27 January at Bailbrook House in Bath.
Public lecture explores genes that jump
22 January 2010
Stephen Bush, University of Bath PhD student, is giving the first of a new series of public lectures on research at the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution (BRLSI) on Thursday 4 February.
Taster sessions in online learning
22 January 2010
A chance to try out a new online mangement course before enrolling. Taster sessions for the Professional Skills Management Course are being held at the Claverton Campus on Wednesday 24 February between 6pm and 8pm, and on Saturday 27 February between 10am and 12noon.
Swap sandwiches for languages at lunchtime
22 January 2010
New lunchtime language classes run by the University of Bath will offer city centre workers something different to do at lunchtime.
New technique to track transmission of super-bug MRSA
22 January 2010
Dr Ed Feil (Biology & Biochemistry) is part of a world-wide collaboration of scientists who have developed a new technique that can pinpoint the source of infections such as the super-bug MRSA to a single hospital ward. Their results have been published in the prestigious journal, Science. This technique can also be used to trace the transmission of the disease between hospitals throughout the world, informing healthcare systems on how best to prevent future outbreaks.
Loft insulation more important than wind turbines for reducing carbon emissions, say engineers
20 January 2010
Doug King, Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Building Engineering Physics (Architecture & Civil Engineering), has written a report on how carbon emissions from the built environment should be tackled. In the Royal Academy of Engineering report, he argues that it is more important to make buildings energy efficient before considering technology such as roof-mounted wind turbines.
Could you be a member of the University of Bath’s Council?
20 January 2010
Would you like to play a key role in the running and future development of one of the UK’s leading universities?
Essential skills for starting your own business
18 January 2010
The University of Bath’s Division for Lifelong Learning is running a new essential skills course to help people realise their dreams about starting their own business.
Self Employment Essentials will be run between 6pm and 9pm, from 11 February, at Carpenter House.
University is now open as normal
14 January 2010
The University is now operating as normal, but staff and students are reminded to take care on slippery surfaces
University hopes to open later today (Wednesday) – further announcement at 10am
13 January 2010
Access routes onto campus are currently very limited. Brassknocker Hill is open but Bathwick Hill, Widcome Hill and North Road are all either impassable or have been closed. No buses are running to the University as a result.
Major corporations reshape EU policymaking system in attempt to put profits before public health and the environment
12 January 2010
Researchers from the School for Health have published a paper in the journal PLoS on major corporations that are reshaping the EU policymaking system in an attempt to put profits before public health and the environment.
A taste of what’s to come
11 January 2010
Potential students thinking about enrolling on a course at the University of Bath are being given the chance to ‘try before they buy’.
The University is running a series of free Experience Technology Workshops aimed at 16 to 19-year-olds.
New Year, new start – turn your dream into reality
11 January 2010
The University of Bath is offering people the chance to turn their dreams about starting their own business into reality.